In a job-seeker’s point of view, to be asked to name one’s biggest weaknesses is the most awful interview question. Do you wonder why? It’s because it feels like they are being forced to lie. Others think that is inappropriate to expose that kind of information about oneself especially to a person who will likely [...]

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has broadened the “low or semi-skilled” workers category to include 44 other jobs aside from household service workers.
In a memorandum dated June 15 this year, the POEA categorized as low and semi-skilled the following jobs for female workers all over the world except for Canada: aerobic instructress, attendants (gasoline [...]

Should you attach a photo on your resume?
Raket, the Philippines recruitment site has published a guide to recruitment photos.
Again that depends on the position you’re applying for. If physical appearance is part of the requirements then it’s a given, Otherwise one HR person said it would depend on your photo.
She said that some HR people [...]

The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the Philippines continues to grow and expand, in spite of the global financial crisis. In fact, because of the crisis, some outsourcing companies have introduced new services which provide for them additional revenue streams for their businesses. These were the results of the survey reported from the executives [...]

This coming June 12, Independence Day, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6, will be having a three-day mega job fair wherein there are close to 16,000 jobs are to be filled up. As of date, 15 government agencies and about 28 local companies and overseas recruitment agencies have already confirmed participation for [...]

In the light of the global financial crisis, the government is initiating more programs that will help the people cope up with the crisis. One such program is the TUPAD or the Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The latest beneficiaries of the program are the [...]

“The substance is basically concluded and we are just arranging the time for the signing of the new Employment Permit System (EPS) agreement. Probably by May the signing can already push through,” labor assistant secretary Reydeluz Conferido said, as he reports that thousands of jobs await Filipino workers in South Korea and Canada.
The Department of [...]

KPMG International accounting firm is on an expansion mode and one of its target country to expand on is the Philippines. Because of this, they are looking to hire more people from the region and are keeping their doors open to potential partners, and even those from its competitors are welcome to apply, as they [...]

This may yet be the best news for nurses today, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be needing 50,000 to 60,000 in the next six months. Despite the economic crisis, the Middle East requirement for nurses and other medical staff in the Middle East, and especially in Saudi Arabia, is very high and [...]

Ever wonder of what could be the best business for years? Something that is of your interest and something that is in continuous demand in the market. I have here a list of top industries that you may find interesting.
1.COMPUTER INDUSTRY
Software and Computer Systems
Since the advent of information technology, demand for software is in consistent [...]

There’s sure a lot of ways on how to motivate your employees to work hard and achieve your objectives as an employer. But most of the time, your efforts seems to be not effective. Let’s try to see some of the tested attempts that some employers did that appears to be not only effective but [...]

The retention of employee is significant. It is critical to the long-term health and success of the business. Here are the top 10 tips to retain a great employee.
1. Recognize and reward you employee is necessary. Recognition and rewards can help retain a great employee and make them motivated from their work. You will assure [...]

These are the top 10 list that an employee consistently complains.
1. Favoritism — The perception of being treated fair like other employees is what every employee wants.
2. Contact and Accessibility — Communication of the employees to their supervisor helps them feel recognized and important and that’s how the manager magnifies their own success.
3. Heavy Workloads [...]

How can we apply our knowledge of the attributes required for sales success to improve the proportion of top performers on a sales team? A good place to start is with an overhaul of a company’s recruiting ads and job descriptions.
Many recruiting ads and job descriptions include “knockout factors” that actually screen out qualified sales [...]

According to A Dictionary of Psychology, NLP or neuro-linguistic programming is a form of psychotherapy and a model of interpersonal communication in the tradition of humanistic psychology based on elements of transformational grammar and preferred sensory representations for learning and self-expression.
As scientific as this meaning goes, it basically means that it is a study of [...]